Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

such as wine, beer, or cider. The use of these would
continually foster the appetite for stronger
stimulants. The only safety for the inebriate, and
the only safeguard for the temperate man, is total
abstinence. For the lover of fiction the same rule
holds true. Total abstinence is his only safety.
Myths and Fairy Tales
In the education of children and youth, fairy
tales, myths, and fictitious stories are now given a
large place. Books of this character are used in
schools, and they are to be found in many homes.
How can Christian parents permit their children to
use books so filled with falsehood? When the
children ask the meaning of stories so contrary to
the teaching of their parents, the answer is that the
stories are not true; but this does not do away with
the evil results of their use. The ideas presented in
these books mislead the children. They impart false
views of life and beget and foster a desire for the
unreal.
The widespread use of such books at this time
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